Wanted two female gerbils

[annac]

Due to the recent departure of a much loved pet I'm looking for two new gerbils. My old one was inherited as a single male and I was reluctant to introduce a partner due to mating/fighting problems.

 

This time round I want to keep a pair, any suggestions on whether females would fight less than males and where to get them from?

I would prefer a home to a pet shop

[papillon]

Females get on just fine together - I kept three in one tank, and they loved each other to bits.

[Wysseri]

In general you will hear that females are more likely to declan than males are, however my experience suggests the opposite but it can depends a lot on where you get your gerbils from.

 

Males can be introduced to young juveniles very easily and need a rather simple split for a couple of hours and they should be fine together, where as an adult female is less likely to be as willing to take on a youngster...

 

A pair of either sex would be great though, last time I went paws here in broomhill was getting their gerbils from a good source, however they don't get gerbils in often and I've not been in for a year or more now so I'm not sure if it's still the same situation.